Restaurant in Meerbusch, Germany
Book it. Curious diners only.
Anthony's Kitchen earned its 2024 Michelin star with a genuinely rare combination: West African-influenced fine dining in Meerbusch, delivered through two set menus and an open-kitchen format that keeps service warm rather than ceremonial. The 4.9 Google rating across 291 reviews confirms the experience consistently delivers. Book well ahead — availability moves fast since the star.
If you are deciding whether to book, the short answer is yes — with one condition. Anthony's Kitchen rewards guests who come with curiosity rather than habit. Chef Anthony Sarpong runs a West African-influenced kitchen that produces genuinely inventive food, and the informal, cookery-school-adjacent atmosphere means the service philosophy here is warmer and less ceremonial than most Michelin-starred rooms in Germany. That's a feature, not a gap.
The room at Moerser Str. 81 operates as both restaurant and cookery school, which shapes how the space feels. An open kitchen is central to the design, and the chefs themselves occasionally bring dishes to the table — a deliberate choice that collapses the distance between brigade and guest. Visually, the setting reads as smart but informal: you are not walking into a hushed, white-tablecloth institution. You are walking into a room where the kitchen is the focal point and the cooking is the conversation. For an explorer-type diner, that transparency is a selling point.
The food sits at the intersection of West African tradition and international technique. Sarpong, who was born in Ghana, works with flavours that most German fine-dining rooms do not attempt: plantain, palm soup, ginger, lemongrass, paprika-infused tapioca. The Michelin guide specifically calls out his plantain gnocchi served in a foamed palm soup with ginger and lemongrass, finished with paprika-infused tapioca crisps, as evidence of his skill at balancing sweet, fruity, and spicy registers. That balance is not easy to achieve at the level of precision a starred kitchen demands, and the 2024 Michelin star confirms it is being achieved here.
Anthony's Kitchen offers two set menus: "The Expedition" and the plant-focused "Green Journey." Both run at five or seven courses. The Green Journey earned specific recognition from the We're Smart Green Guide, which named it a series of beautiful creations and endorsed Sarpong's argument that pure plant cooking can be as satisfying as meat- or fish-led menus. If you are sceptical of vegetable-forward fine dining, this is one of the better tests of that scepticism in Germany right now. The Expedition broadens the canvas with Sarpong's full range of West African and international influences.
At the €€€€ price tier, you are spending at the same level as other German Michelin-starred restaurants. What differentiates the value calculation here is the specificity of the cooking and the relative scarcity of this culinary perspective in the country. West African fine dining at Michelin level is rare in Germany, which means Anthony's Kitchen is not competing on familiar terms with its peers , it is offering something those peers do not.
The service philosophy at Anthony's Kitchen is worth considering carefully, because it will determine whether the price feels justified to you. This is not the white-glove formality of a three-star room. The atmosphere is described as informal, the chefs serve dishes themselves, and the cookery-school dimension of the space means the boundary between kitchen and dining room is intentionally thin. For guests who measure value by ceremony and choreography, that informality might feel like a gap. For guests who measure value by engagement, knowledge, and directness , the kind of service where the person explaining a dish actually made it , this model delivers something more authentic than polished formality alone can provide.
The 4.9 Google rating across nearly 300 reviews is unusually consistent for a restaurant at this price tier, and suggests the service experience is landing well with the actual guest base, not just critics. That kind of rating at €€€€ pricing typically indicates the room is meeting expectations rather than under-delivering on them.
Anthony's Kitchen is a hard booking. A 2024 Michelin star combined with a distinctive culinary identity and a relatively small room means availability moves quickly. Book as far in advance as your plans allow , several weeks minimum is a reasonable expectation for a weekend dinner. The restaurant's dual role as cookery school may also create scheduling complexity around event nights, so confirm directly when you reserve. The address is Moerser Str. 81, 40667 Meerbusch, Germany, which sits within reach of Düsseldorf by car or taxi. Hours and direct contact details are not published in our current data, so check availability via the restaurant directly.
Dress smart-casual. The room is described as smart but informal, which at Michelin level in Germany typically means no trainers or sportswear, but a jacket is not required for men. Match the energy of the room rather than over-dressing for a ceremony that is not the venue's register.
Anthony's Kitchen is one restaurant in a broader Meerbusch dining picture worth understanding before you book. For classic German cuisine in the area, Landhaus Mönchenwerth offers a contrasting but complementary experience. For the full picture of what to eat, drink, and do nearby, browse our full Meerbusch restaurants guide, our full Meerbusch hotels guide, our full Meerbusch bars guide, our full Meerbusch wineries guide, and our full Meerbusch experiences guide.
If you are building a wider Germany fine-dining itinerary around this visit, JAN in Munich, Schanz in Piesport, and The Table Kevin Fehling in Hamburg each offer a different version of what innovative starred cooking looks like in Germany. For global comparisons in the innovative fine-dining category, Soigné in Seoul and Thevar in Singapore are the international peers most worth knowing.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony's Kitchen | Innovative | Anthony's is a restaurant that deserves its place in the We're Smart Green Guide. The pure plant menu ‘ Green Journey ’ therefore consists of a series of beautiful creations. Chef Antony Sarpong is proud of his restaurant and team, and rightly so. He really wants to convince his guests that pure plant can be as tasty as traditional dishes with meat and fish. We support you in this vision Anthony ! Gogogo chef.; Your host Anthony Sarpong runs what turns out to be an appealing restaurant-cum-cookery school. Heading up a highly dedicated team, this Ghanaian-born chef delivers West African cuisine scattered with international influences – well-thought-out creations incorporating interesting combinations of flavours and select produce. He is a dab hand at balancing sweet, fruity and spicy ingredients, a case in point being his plantain gnocchi in a foamed palm soup with notes of ginger and lemongrass, finished with paprika-infused tapioca crisps. There are two set menus, each with five or seven courses: "The Expedition" and the vegetarian "Green Journey". The dishes are in touch with the zeitgeist, as is the smart decor, which includes an open kitchen, and informal atmosphere – the chefs occasionally serve dishes themselves.; Michelin 1 Star (2024) | Hard | — |
| Schwarzwaldstube | French, Classic French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Aqua | Contemporary German, Italian/Japanese, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Vendôme | Modern European, Creative | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| CODA Dessert Dining | Creative | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Tantris | Modern French, French Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
How Anthony's Kitchen stacks up against the competition.
A counter or open-kitchen setup at a cookery school-style restaurant tends to work well for solos, and Anthony's Kitchen fits that profile. The open kitchen design and chef-led service create enough engagement that dining alone doesn't feel awkward. At €€€€ pricing, solo diners should be comfortable committing to either the five- or seven-course set menu format. If you prefer flexible a la carte, this isn't the right venue.
There's no a la carte — your choice is between two set menus: 'The Expedition' (broader international scope) or the plant-focused 'Green Journey,' which earned specific recognition in the We're Smart Green Guide. If you eat meat and fish, The Expedition shows chef Anthony Sarpong's West African influences most directly. If you want to see what the plant menu can do, Green Journey is the more distinctive choice and the harder argument to find elsewhere in the region.
Anthony's Kitchen holds a 2024 Michelin star and runs at €€€€ pricing, so dress accordingly — think smart, considered clothing rather than casual. The atmosphere is described as informal with an open kitchen and chefs occasionally serving dishes themselves, which signals the room isn't stiff or ceremonial. Overdressing is fine; showing up in jeans and trainers is a mismatch for the price point.
Yes, and it's a better special occasion choice than most comparable options in the greater Düsseldorf area precisely because it has a distinct identity. A Michelin-starred West African-influenced tasting menu run as a restaurant-cookery school hybrid gives the evening a clear arc. Book the seven-course format for maximum impact, and flag the occasion when reserving — the team's dedication to service is documented.
If you're engaged by West African flavour architecture — sweet, fruity, and spicy ingredients balanced into coherent dishes — the answer is yes. The Michelin committee thought the cooking justified a star in 2024, and the We're Smart Green Guide specifically cited the Green Journey menu. The five-course option is the lower-commitment entry point; seven courses is where the kitchen's range becomes clearer. If tasting menus feel like an obligation rather than a format you enjoy, skip it.
At €€€€ with a 2024 Michelin star, Anthony's Kitchen sits in a tier where the cooking has been independently verified. What makes the price defensible here specifically is the scarcity of West African-influenced fine dining in Germany — you're not paying for a generic tasting menu experience. If your benchmark is a traditional French or German fine dining room, manage expectations around format; if you want something with a genuinely different culinary logic, the price holds up.
For high-end options within reach of Düsseldorf, Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach (three Michelin stars) is the obvious escalation if budget isn't the constraint. CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin is the closest conceptual peer in Germany for boundary-pushing tasting menus, though the format and geography differ. Tantris in Munich carries more institutional weight for classical fine dining. None of these replicate the West African influence and cookery school atmosphere that define Anthony's Kitchen.
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